Swahili
timbe
TI-mbe
How to say it
SwahilitimbeTI-mbesoon
Englishlump of metalsoon
Frenchmasse de métalsoon
Meaning
a lump of metal, or a rough, unfinished casting.
Good to know
lump of metal, (rough) casting. Itimbi (ma-)
Examples
- Fundi chuma alipata timbe la chuma.The blacksmith got a lump of metal.
- Timbe hilo bado halijasafishwa.That casting has not yet been finished.
- Walisafirisha timbe za shaba.They transported lumps of copper.
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